Cho Jigen no Maou Vol 3 Chapter 1

As Cela glows with newfound power, she charges towards Saneko with tremendous speed. With a mighty strike, she hits Saneko with such force that they are both sent hurtling through the void of space, crashing into another distant planet.

The impact creates a massive shockwave that tears through the planet's surface, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. As the dust and debris settle, Cela rises from the crater, her body radiating with an intense aura of power. Saneko, too, stands up, as she wipes away the dust from her clothes.

"You have impressive strength," Saneko says, a hint of admiration in her voice.

Cela's power was overflowing as she ignored Saneko. She quickly appeared in front of Saneko as if she had teleported, and grabbed her by the head. With immense strength, she flung Saneko towards a star, many light-years away.

The moment Saneko collided with the star, it exploded in a massive blast of energy. The blast was so large that it was visible for trillions of miles, and the shockwave it produced disintegrated the celestial bodies it crossed. Cela stood triumphantly, thinking she had defeated the Demon King.

Cela turns around, her eyes wide with surprise and disbelief. She couldn't believe that Saneko was standing right in front of her, seemingly unscathed from being thrown into a star. Cela had put all her power into that attack, and yet Saneko was still alive and well.

"Did you really think that would be enough to defeat me?" Saneko taunted. "I am the Demon King, after all."

Cela's desperation was palpable as she tried to use a time manipulation ability she had to cheat the fight. She concentrated with all her might, trying to rewind time back before the battle had even begun. However, as she felt time beginning to unravel and reverse, she saw Saneko's hand reach through the rift in time itself, and everything came to a sudden stop.

Cela's heart sank. She felt a deep sense of dread wash over her as she saw Saneko's cold, emotionless gaze fixed upon her. For a moment, Cela thought that this was it, that Saneko would finally kill her.

In a desperate attempt, Cela focused her power once more, not to rewind time, but to speed it up instead. She knew it was a foolish move, but it was her last resort. The world around her blurred as time seemed to fast forward, and Cela watched as Saneko became a mere blur before her.

She had accelerated time to such an extent that 10,000 years should have passed, but when she turned off her ability, nothing had changed. Saneko stood there, unchanged, and her surroundings remained the same as well.

Cela screamed, realizing that the Demon King was immune to the effects of time and space. As long as the Demon King's soul remained in the Hyper-World, time could not be manipulated.

Cela attempted to throw everything she had at Saneko,  firing off fireballs and energy beams with all her might, yet nothing seemed to faze the Demon King.

"DIE! JUST DIE!" Cela screamed, with an ineffable fear etched onto her face. The Demon King suddenly turned off all of Cela's abilities, leaving her feeling powerless.

Cela stumbled back, but Saneko grabbed her by the neck, her grip strong and unyielding, and looked her straight in the eyes. "You are no more powerful than a normal human to me," she said, her voice cold and emotionless.

Tears began to stream down Cela's face as Saneko continued to hold her in her grip. Her once-confident and fearless persona had been completely shattered.

A wave of energy washed over Cela, and she realized that Saneko was erasing her very soul. She screamed in agony, and within seconds, her soul had been destroyed. Saneko released her grip, and Cela's corpse crashed to the ground.

With a satisfied smirk, Saneko teleported back to the plain of the Hyper-World, leaving Cela's lifeless body behind.

When Saneko returned to the plain of the Hyper-World, she saw that Pikku had fallen into the large crater Cela's sword had created. Pikku's leg was twisted and broken, and she was unconscious. Saneko immediately rushed over to Pikku's side and used her healing ability to mend her broken leg. While she was being healed, Pikku regained consciousness.

"I'm so sorry, Pikku. I should have been more aware of my surroundings and noticed that you were hurt." Saneko said, her tone filled with genuine concern.

Pikku smiled and reassured Saneko that she was okay. "It's alright, Saneko. I told you I knew what I was getting into when I joined you." she said, looking over at the massive crater.

Saneko nodded, but was confused by Pikku's choice. "I saved you and your city, but I don't understand why you would want to follow me and care about me so much," she said, looking at Pikku with a curious expression.

Pikku smiled gently. "It's because of that act that I'm here, and for that, I'm grateful."

Saneko understood, but since her mind was corrupted by the Demon King's soul, she lost the ability to truly understand human emotions.

Pikku looked at Saneko, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. "I have a question for you, Saneko," she said.

Saneko looked at Pikku expectantly. "What is it?" she asked.

"If the Hyper-World is an infinite plain in all directions, with an infinite cosmos above it, wouldn't evil theoretically be infinite as well?"

Saneko looked into the distance, considering the question. "The evil in the world is finite," she replied after a moment. "There are only so many magic users who practice evil, and they do not inhabit the entire Hyper-World. However, the higher layers of the Hyper-World may have an infinite amount of evil."

Pikku listened intently to Saneko's answer and then asked another question. "If the higher layers of the Hyper-World have an infinite amount of evil, does that mean we will never be able to defeat all of it?"

Saneko chuckles at the thought and responds, "Pikku, the Demon King can do anything she sets her mind to."

Pikku thinks about Saneko's magic and realizes that she truly is the most powerful being she has ever met. She could surely cleanse the Hyper-World.

"How much evil is left in this layer" Pikku asks, wondering how much the meter has moved. Saneko pulls up her magic meter and shows it to Pikku. To her surprise, it reads 0%.

Pikku's eyes widen in disbelief as she looks at Saneko with amazement. "You mean to say that you have defeated all the evil that once existed in the Hyper-World?" she asks in astonishment.

Saneko turns to her with a gentle smile, "Yes, that's right," she confirms, "I have eradicated every last bit of evil that once plagued this world."

Pikku is speechless for a moment before a wide grin spreads across her face. "That's incredible!" she exclaims.

Saneko chuckles softly. "Well, the Demon King is capable of anything," she says with a hint of amusement in her voice. "But now that we've accomplished our mission, it's time to move up to a higher layer of the Hyper-World."

Pikku looks around, still processing the information. "How are we supposed to move up to the second layer?" she asks, her voice trembling slightly.

Saneko places a reassuring hand on Pikku's shoulder. "It's a higher plane of existence," she explains. "But I have the power to move us to the higher dimension effortlessly."

Pikku nods, still a little unsure. "Okay," she says, her eyes widening with excitement. "Let's do it!"

Saneko takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, focusing her energy. She radiates with power, and suddenly the area around them begins to change. The ground beneath them ripples like waves, and the colors of the world shift into something new and unfamiliar.

Pikku looks around in amazement as she sees the world around them has completely transformed.

After a few moments, Saneko opens her eyes and smiles at Pikku. "We made it to the second layer," she says. "Just like that."

Chapter end